Telephone-support.



G. E. FLYNN.

TELEPHONE SUPPORT.

APPLIOATION FILED 1113.25, 1911.

Patented May 30, 1911.

zazfesz G. E. FLYNN.

TELEPHONE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED 1-33.25. 1911.

993,9?5 Patented May 30,1911.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

CHARLES E. FLYNN, 0F VALE, OREGON.

TELEPHONE-SUPP ORT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLns E. FLYNN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Vale, in the county of Malheur and State of Oregon, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Telephone- Supports, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to telephones and more particularly to anattachment for an ordinary desk telephone, whereby the receiver issupported mechanically in such relation to the transmitter that when aperson is using the phone, the receiver will be in proper relation tothe ear.

The invention has for one of its objects to improve and simplify theconstruction and operation of apparatus of this character so as to becomparatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture, reliable andefiicient in use, and so designed that it can be applied to telephonesnow in use without requiring any alteration.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a grip which isapplied to the handle or standard of the desk telephone and isoperatively connected with the usual receiver fork or hook so that uponlifting the telephone by the grip, the switch of the tele phone will beoperated by allowing the re ceiver hook to move to render the telephoneserviceable for talking, the grip being automatically actuated uponbeing released so as to depress the receiver hook, as it will beunderstood that the receiver is permanently supported on the arm thatholds it where it will be in proper position to the ear.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an attachment in theform of a unitary device or article of manufacture that can be clampedto an ordinary telephone.

With these objects in view and others, as will appear as the descriptionproceeds, the invent-ion comprises the various novel features ofconstruction and arrangement of parts which will be more fully describedhereinafter and set forth with particularity in the claims appendedhereto.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate one embodiment of theinvention, Figure 1 is a front view of the telephone and attachment inuse. Fig. 2 is a side view of the telephone and attachment drawn on anSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 25, 1911.

Patented May 30, 1911.

Serial No. 610,719.

enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a side view of the attachment removed. Fig. 4cis a perspective view of the attaching sleeve open. Fig. 5 is aperspective view of the receiver hook actuating grip shown open. Fig. 6is a fragmentary detail view of one end of the receiver supporting arm.

Similar reference characters are employed to designate correspondingparts throughout the views.

Referring to the drawings, A designates an ordinary desk telephone whichincludes a base 1, a handle or standard 2, a transmitter 3, receiver 4:,and receiver hook 5. Applied to this telephone is an attachment B whichserves to hold the receiver 4 raised and to one side of the telephone sothat the receiver will be in proper relation to the ear of the personusing the telephone. The receiver is supported on an arm 6 which has atits upper end a suitably shaped receiver hook 7 and the lower end ofthis arm is attached to a sleeve or attaching device 8 that clampsaround the handle or standard 2 of the telephone. This sleeve, as shownin Fig. 4, is made in two approximately semi-cylindrical sectionsconnected together by a hinge 9 and at the free edges of the sections ofthe sleeve are apertured lugs 10 through which a clamping bolt 11 passeswhen the sleeve is applied around the handle of the telephone. The lowerend of the receiver supporting arm 6 is constructed with an eye 12, asshown in Fig. 6, and this eye is disposed between the lugs 10 so thatthe bolt 11 will pass through it and attach the arm to the sleeve. Thearm will thus be detachably and hingedly connected with the sleeve, andby reason of the latter feature, the receiver can be raised or lowered,as desired, to suit the user of the telephone. Surrounding this sleeveand vertically slidable thereon is a grip 13 which, as shown in Fig. 5,is composed of approximately semi-cylindrical sections connectedtogether by a hinge joint 14:, and on one section of this grip is anupwardly-extending hook or other device 15 that engages the receiverfork 5 so as to raise and lower the latter. On the sleeve 8 is a flange16 adjacent its upper end so as to provide a stop to limit the upwardmovement of the grip, the downward movement of the grip being limited bythe base 1 of the telephone. The grip will normally rest on the base 1of the telephone and suflicient clearance will be provided between theupper end of the grip and flange 16 to permit the grip to be movedupwardly a distance necessary to allow the receiver fork to raise to itslimit when the talking circuit of the telephone is to be established. Aspring 17 may be arranged on the member 15 to cooperate with the weightof the grip to hold the latter down in its normal position. The grip 13may be provided with a latch 18 which is adapted to engage a catch orprojection 19 on the sleeve 8 when the grip is raised, so that the userwill not have to maintain his hold on the grip while using the telephonebut may use both hands for writing or other purposes.

In using a telephone equipped with the improved attachment hereindescribed, the telephone can be allowed to rest on the table, desk orother support, and it is merely necessary for the user to grasp the grip18 and exert an upward force thereon so as to raise the receiver hook toadapt the telephone for talking, and as long as the telephone is in use,the grip will have to be held raised. If the telephone is lifted bodilyby grasping the grip, the weight of the telephone will serve to hold thegrip in its relatively raised position for maintaining the receiver forklifted. hen the grip is released, the same will slide downwardly on thestandard or handle of the telephone and cause the receiver fork to bedepressed and thereby open the talking circuit and restore the ringingcircuit to operative condition.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the advantages of the construction and of themethod of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the artto which the invention appertains, and while I have described theprinciple of operation of the invention, together with the apparatuswhich I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to haveit understood that the apparatus shown is merely illustrative, and thatsuch changes may be made when desired as are within the scope of theclaims appended hereto.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new, is

1. The combination of a desk telephone set, a slidable grip mounted onthe handle of the telephone, and means on the grip for connection withthe receiver fork of the telephone to raise and lower the latter.

2. The combination of 'a desk telephone set, a grip surrounding andmovable longi tudinally on the handle, and a connection between the gripand receiver fork of the telephone for actuating the fork.

3. The combination of a desk telephone set including a handle, a gripslidable longitudinally of the handle, and a fixed member on the handlefor connection with the receiver fork to move the latter by the grip.

t. The combination of a desk telephone set, a sleeve-shaped gripencircling and movable longitudinally of the handle of the telephone,and an upwardly-extending member rising from the top of the sleeve andhaving means connecting with the receiver fork to actuate the same bythe relative movement between the grip and telephone.

5. The combination of a desk telephone set, a sleeve mounted on thehandle thereof, a grip slidable on the sleeve, means on the sleeve forlimiting the movement of the grip, and a device on the grip for connection with the receiver fork of the telephone.

6. The combination of a desk telephone set, a sleeve mounted on thehandle thereof, a grip slidable on the sleeve, means on the sleeve forlimiting the movement of the grip, a device on the grip for connectionwith the receiver fork of the telephone, said sleeve being composed of aplurality of parts, and means for clamping the said parts to thetelephone.

7 The combination of a desk telephone set, a sleeve mounted on thehandle thereof, a grip slidable on the sleeve, means on the sleeve forlimiting the movement of the grip, and a device on the grip forconnection with the receiver fork of the telephone, said sleeve and gripeach consisting of approximately semi-cylindrical hingedly con nectedparts for detachable connection with the telephone.

8. The combination of a desk telephone set, a sleeve mounted thereon, areceiver supporting arm mounted on the sleeve, a grip slidable on thesleeve, and a member on the grip for connection with the receiver forkof the telephone.

9. The combination of a desk telephone set, a sleeve clamped thereon, areceiver supporting arm attached to the upper end of the sleeve, a gripslidable on the sleeve at a point below the arm, and a member extendingupwardly from the grip for connection with the receiver hook of thetelephone.

10. The combination of a desk telephone set, a sleeve clamped thereon, areceiver supporting arm attached to the upper end of the sleeve, a gripslidable on the sleeve at a point below the arm, a member extendingupwardly from the grip for connection with the receiver hook of thetelephone, and means on the sleeve with which the upper end of thesleeve is adapted to engage for limiting the upward movement of thesleeve.

11. The combination of a desk telephone set a two-part sleevesurrounding the telephone, lugs on the sleeve, a clamping bolt passingthrough the lugs, an arm hingedly secured to the sleeve by the bolt, agrip slidable on the sleeve, and a device rigid on the sleeve forconnecting the same with the ceiver hook of the telephone, and a stop on10 receiver hook of the telephone. the sleeve for limiting the upwardmove- 12. The combination of a desk telephone ment of the grip.

set, a two-part sleeve surrounding the tele- In testimony whereof Iaflix my signaphone, lugs on the sleeve, a clamping bolt ture inpresence of two Witnesses.

passing through the lugs, an arm hingedly CHARLES E. FLYNN.

secured to the sleeve by the bolt, a grip slidl Vitnesses:

able on the sleeve, a device rigid on the THOMAS WV. CLAGETT,

sleeve for connecting the same With the re- HARRY FLYNN.

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